Monday, November 14, 2016

Sanchez fit to play for Chile despite injury worries, says coach (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Chile's national soccer team - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Guayaquil, Ecuador- 5/10/16. Chile's national soccer team player Alexis Sanchez trains ahead of their Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier match against Ecuador. Carlos Parra/National Football Associaton (ANFP)/Handout via REUTERS

Striker Alexis Sanchez has been declared fit to play in Chile's World Cup qualifier on Tuesday even though club officials at Arsenal are worried that he could aggravate a hamstring injury against Uruguay. Sanchez, a key member of Chile's Copa America-winning squad, missed the team's 0-0 draw against Colombia last week after picking up the injury in training. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wanted the Premier League club's medical staff to examine Sanchez before any decision was made on his fitness and warned that selecting him to play in Tuesday's qualifier could be a "suicidal" risk.


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